Daniil is a former McKinsey consultant and skilled manager with previous entrepreneurial experience. At Tolstoy he brings people from different areas of expertise, backgrounds and nationalities to work together and make magic happen.

Rares is a full stack-developer, and he has spent the last several years developing process management apps for different Austrian start-ups. From this experience came his drive to optimize processes through software wherever possible – and that’s what he is spending his time on at Tolstoy.

Olivia is a half-Argentinian / half-Austrian plant-based chef who grew up as a citizen of the world — from Australia to the U.S. This helped her create an international menu for Tolstoy, inspired by diverse culinary traditions. She received her formal schooling as a cook at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York. Before joining Tolstoy, she was working in Manhattan under the supervision of Chef Dan Kluger at his restaurant, Loring Place.

Having spent the last 10 years as a manager at Siemens, Daniil brings experience from several different areas - from procurement to accounting. He is now applying this knowledge to build Tolstoy’s finance, capital management and procurement functions from the ground up.

Ivan and Evgeny is a chef team from Russia, who achieved culinary recognition for their innovative plant-based cuisine. Ivan spent the last decade as chef in the finest restaurants of Moscow, and Evgeny opened the first franchise of the French pastry-shop L’Éclair de Génie in Russia. They were both instrumental in the creation of Tolstoy’s menu concept and continue to contribute to Tolstoy’s evolving menu.

Patrícia and Luís are Tolstoy’s Vienna-based architects with previous experience in the city of Porto. Their work spans a broad range – including public spaces, interior design and housing projects – with an approach and style that embraces clean lines and light. They are responsible for Tolstoy’s overall architecture and design concept, which brings elements of color and brightness to our space, reminiscent of their home country, Portugal.

Matthew is an investor from the U.S. who works in the field of energy and believes that plant-based foods will play an important role in sustaining the environment. He has invested successfully in other start-ups and was drawn to Tolstoy by the potential of the plant-based market, digitization of the restaurant industry and the unique strengths of Tolstoy’s team.